“They pay the ticket, they can do what they want,” Mourinho said. “They can boo a player that doesn’t deserve to be booed, they can boo a player that is working like an animal, and because the game is not going in his direction, they can boo.

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“They paid their ticket, they can do what they want, they can boo the manager, they can do what they want, there is no problem for me.”

Mourinho has repeatedly called for a louder atmosphere at Old Trafford in his programme notes and demanded a support comparable with the ‘incredible’ away following at Swansea last week.

The United manager claimed Martial replaced Rashford against Tottenham since he was a more suitable foil for Lukaku as United searched for a winner, writes the Manchester Evening News.

“Same position as Marcus, but he’s more comfortable than Marcus dropping in between the lines,” Mourinho added. “Having the ball and have the ball and not just try to attack space. And I was telling him to do that.

“But, at the same time, to play from Lukaku against three very good central defenders but against three central defenders who had a hard match against Lukaku and Rashford.

“So he comes, and okay, probably a lucky shot but the movement is good, the desire is good and the goal is the goal that gets us two more points than the 0-0.”